Empty cup
Try pouring water into a full glass.
It spills. It doesn't fit.
We do this with learning all the time.
Show up with answers already loaded.
Grip what we know like it needs protecting.
But knowledge isn't threatened by questions.
Only ego is.
The expert stops hearing. The beginner leans in.
One has more to protect. The other has more room.
Humility isn't thinking less of yourself.
It's thinking of yourself less often.
Learning costs something. Not effort. Not time.
It costs what you were certain about.
You can't receive with closed hands.
Growth asks you to set something down first.
You can't fill a cup that's already full. Learning asks you to make room first. Knowledge costs what you were certain about.
